Comments on: Legislators Stroll Around The Dome

By: Cory Merrifield

Cory Merrifield — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:54:32 +0000

Please email our Governor Tim.Pawlenty@state.mn.us and ask him to find ways to build a stadium to keep the Minnesota Vikings here!

Cory Merrifield
Founder/Fan Advocate
SavetheVikes.org

By: Viking John

Viking John — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:44:56 +0000

How is Mike Lynn going to make his $500,000 a year off the boxes in the dome. That is one screwed up deal. The dome and all the people that have their hand in the revenue.

Go Vikes

By: Lost Viking

Lost Viking — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:08:46 +0000

Cost to completely refurbish the Dome would be about $ 300 million. Major do-over would include retractable roof, scoreboard, concessions, boxes etc. Final product would be respectable but not to Lucas Oil level.

Cowboy Stadium or Phoenix equivalent would be in range of $ 1 billion. Superior revenue potential. Wilfs won’t be prepared to share the new revenues as Vikes have done in past.

Key to long-term deal is development of adjacent lands. Deal is going to be difficult given MSA history.

By: Lost Viking

Lost Viking — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:58:03 +0000

Andreas Apostolopoulos didn’t expect to actually win when he mailed in a low-ball bid for an abandoned 88,000-seat stadium in suburban Detroit.

After spotting an auction ad in the back of a newspaper only weeks ago, he decided to bid $583,000 (U.S.) for the Pontiac Silverdome, the former home of football’s Detroit Lion. He put a $250,000 deposit in the mail, with only online documents from the auction house to guide him.

Then he forgot about it, content to manage his company’s small portfolio of retail and industrial properties. “It was a bit surprising. There were really very few bids.”

Apostolopoulos’ bid, one of four, values the stadium at about 1 per cent of the $55.7-million it cost to build in 1975.

By: bigjohnny84

bigjohnny84 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:55:27 +0000

Dang it c.c. got ahead of me again, good job c.c. I think at some point Ziggy will have to make a big decision. He may have no choice but move, I pray that doesnt happen. The longer they keep screwin around the higher the chances are they’ll have to leave.

By: Adam Warwas

Adam Warwas — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:15:42 +0000

carter, I’ve long wondered the same thing. After becomming a resident of another state, there is very little I can do to help out… other than keep awareness up with articles like this.

A funding drive with out-of-state fans is an interesting concept.

By: c.carterhof

c.carterhof — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:13:38 +0000

There is NO WAY they move!

Right?
What could an out of stater do?
I’ll pitch in what I can.
If all Viking fans pitch in $100, how much would that be?